The is a pretty-clear case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. This piece may interest some: http://www.legion.org/magazine/226570/worlds-no-1-enemy
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mann via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:14 PM > > " If "should'a" and "could'a were horses, all beggers would ride" > > The last war this country entered and fought to win was WW2, and win we did, > not only because of the men that went to battle, but because the people at > home produced more equipment and material than the enemy to supply > them. When they came home they supported and honored those men. > > Every war since then has been a "police action" with the goal of not defeating > the enemy, but to "contain them". Society in general has not supported these > poorly defined "police actions" and neither has Congress. > The "police actions" have been run by politicians, not military commanders, > and the goals have been poorly defined to the citizens, yet many politicians > have become wealthy while in office. > > So, I make the suggestions. If we fight, anywhere, let's fight to win. > If a politician gets rich making war, let's treat them as the enemy. > For example, Uranium mine rights sale... a recent example of things done > below the table.. there are others. Like arms sales to Syria. > > Cloudy goals to deceive the public into loss of blood and treasure under the > banner of "war" discuised as a "police action", do not make a cause for war. > > Our present leadership only draws "red lines in the sand" to draw attention > away from the "brown streak down the back of his pants". > IMHO. > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 7:04 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > We should only invade countries the size of - or smaller than - Grenada. > > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:02 PM, WILTON via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > > 'Zackly. > > > > > > Wilton > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Mann via Mercedes" < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > Cc: "G Mann" <g2ma...@gmail.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:58 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vietnam all over again: Obama approves sending > > > up > > to > > > 450 more US troops to Iraq > > > > > > > > > > > > "War is not won until the enemy begs you to stop killing them" > > >> > > >> > > >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 2:29 PM, WILTON via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> Yep, sneaking into another one; probably "gonna be home by Christmas," > > as > > >>> usual. That's what I've heard too many times, anyway. > > >>> > > >>> Wilton > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" < > > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >>> To: "Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >>> Cc: "Meade Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:18 PM > > >>> Subject: [MBZ] OT Vietnam all over again: Obama approves sending > > >>> up to > > >>> 450 > > >>> more US troops to Iraq > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> How tragic. The war that we'd already won under G.W. Bush is now > > slowly > > >>> > > >>>> being turned into another micro-managed-from-the-oval-office > > >>>> slowly growing conflict, sure to take the lives of some of the > > >>>> young Americans sent there by Obama. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/10/obama-approves-sending-up- > t > > o-450-more-us-troops-to-iraq/ > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> ------------- > > >>>> Max > > >>>> Charleston SC > > >>>> _______________________________________ > > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>>> > > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>>> > > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> _______________________________________ > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>> > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
